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This page provides an overview and outline for an example three-day hands-on workshop on web accessibility, as a basis for developing customized training for specific audience needs and goals. It links to Accessibility Topics and WAI resources that you can use as building blocks to develop your presentation and activity materials.

Ask participants to write down something they learned in the last two days that they will incorporate in their work immediately, something that surprised them, or the most interesting thing they learned; then share it with the group

Note: this is an initial workshop outline and a follow up may be appropriate for content authors as a quality assurance 'line of defence', working more with their content management system (CMS) or authoring tools on accessibility checking, and reinforcing their role in developing and publishing accessible content.

Additional notes for presenters for the technical sessions on days 2 and 3:

Allow time at the end of each session to sum up the requirements and clarify any issues arising from the session

Finish days 1 and 2 with a brief summary of the day; start days 2 and 3 with a brief summary of the previous day

Not all WCAG 2.0 success criteria are being presented and discussed in this workshop

Describe the issues conceptually, the barriers that exist for people with disabilities and older people, the benefits to others like mobile users, benefits for search engine optimization (SEO), etc

Introduce the solutions (sufficient techniques) and how to find them in How to Meet WCAG 2.0, highlighting advisory techniques as 'best practice'

Introduce appropriate evaluation techniques and tools for each issue

Carry out an activity or exercise, possibly based on the Before and After Demo (BAD) site or the organization's site (or a similar or competitor's site), to reinforce the learning for some issues, with discussion of the solutions applied